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this in places like the philippines the places like indonesia malaysia and other areas of yemen which we've already seen some again these numbers continue i mean and you realized that because it's easy it's simple and we like to do it but of course it's a violation of international law but you know that just gets in the way so we'll just say it's easy and it's simple so we'll do it we've got the stuff let's do it that's the argument i guess as should the state department be doing it though. no without question they should not be doing this i mean again we have to decide whether or not we're part of the international community or not i recognize that there are threats out there and i know this very very clearly that the threats do exist but when we unilaterally do things and again this happened during the bush administration and we saw many on the left jumping up and down screaming about this until all of a sudden it was one of their own in the white house and then conveniently they all disappeared again this is the same problem that we had with what we were just talking about that the
this in places like the philippines the places like indonesia malaysia and other areas of yemen which we've already seen some again these numbers continue i mean and you realized that because it's easy it's simple and we like to do it but of course it's a violation of international law but you know that just gets in the way so we'll just say it's easy and it's simple so we'll do it we've got the stuff let's do it that's the argument i guess as should the state department be doing it though. no...
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military presence in asia pacific threaten to backfire in the philippines as some in china call for sanctions against the nation for offering its station more american troops. and in this year's first e.u. summit exposes deepening divisions within the union its five most members agreeing to fiscal restrictions that critics say is an affront to sovereignty and democracy the top stories this hour. so those were the headlines for you up next started early on the show finds out of the occupy protests in oakland means yet more showdowns with police that much more right now. welcome to the lone show where you get the real headlines with the mercy or can you live in washington d.c. tonight we're going to take a look back at what happened in oakland this weekend as more than four hundred people were arrested and occupy actions so is the beginning of more showdowns with police or is this just a one off then secretary defense leon panetta gave an interview to sixty minutes the aired this week weekend so we're going to break down some of his words and we're going to take a look at other foreign policy g
military presence in asia pacific threaten to backfire in the philippines as some in china call for sanctions against the nation for offering its station more american troops. and in this year's first e.u. summit exposes deepening divisions within the union its five most members agreeing to fiscal restrictions that critics say is an affront to sovereignty and democracy the top stories this hour. so those were the headlines for you up next started early on the show finds out of the occupy...
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northern half of the philippines will stay dry. 25 degrees in hong kong. more than it rain in taipei with 27. another warm day in seoul with 21 and about four degrees lower than average in tokyo with the high of 15 degrees. moving over to the americas. a strong low pressure system is approaching british columbia and the pacific northwest starting to produce stormy conditions. as the system pushes through the east, it will dissipate quickly. we have a larger low pressure system over the central u.s. producing a mix of rain and snow in the lower great lakes and severe weather, the threat of severe weather from iowa into northern texas. as the system pushes through the east, snow is in the cards in southern ontario and quebec. severe weather in southern texas on your friday. the florida peninsula will see leftover showers into friday. the high is expected to be 28 degrees in miami on friday and reaching the upper 20s in washington, d.c. and new york city. cooling down to 14 degrees in toronto. 11 in chicago. out towards the west, summer-like, 30 degrees in l.
northern half of the philippines will stay dry. 25 degrees in hong kong. more than it rain in taipei with 27. another warm day in seoul with 21 and about four degrees lower than average in tokyo with the high of 15 degrees. moving over to the americas. a strong low pressure system is approaching british columbia and the pacific northwest starting to produce stormy conditions. as the system pushes through the east, it will dissipate quickly. we have a larger low pressure system over the central...
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philippines and expanding our milton a dialogue and exchanges with china. we are also enhancing our presence and capabilities in the region. that includes reallocating the naval fleet to achieve in the next few years a 63 coo 40 split between the pacific and the land goshen's. hopefully we will do that by 2020. the increasing army and marine presence in the region after iraq and afghanistan locating our most advanced aircraft in the pacific including the new plans as f-22 is and the envy 22 to japan. laying the groundwork for the first overseas deployment of the f35 joint strike fighter in 27 tiberi. the strategy is that as we do force projection for in the asia-pacific and in the middle east we still have to maintain our golden leadership and presence by building innovative partnerships and partner capacity across the globe and using these innovation deployments as a way to do exercises and training with other countries developing their capabilities so that they can help provide for their own security and latin america and africa and europe and elsewhere t
philippines and expanding our milton a dialogue and exchanges with china. we are also enhancing our presence and capabilities in the region. that includes reallocating the naval fleet to achieve in the next few years a 63 coo 40 split between the pacific and the land goshen's. hopefully we will do that by 2020. the increasing army and marine presence in the region after iraq and afghanistan locating our most advanced aircraft in the pacific including the new plans as f-22 is and the envy 22 to...
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down towards the philippines on monday, a deadly earthquake hit the central portions, but it looks like it's going to stay rainy here, so that could trigger further flooding or landslides here. that could worsen the situation. today's highs are looking like this, with lingering showers in seoul, as we mentioned, cooler than yesterday. heading over to the americas, it's mostly dry across the u.s. and canada, but it's a different story for the western areas. a new pacific system will move into british columbia and the pacific northwest bringing stormy conditions later tonight. across california, it's dealing with torrential rain, but that will move toward the south, so it will turn dry, including the los angeles areas on wednesday. expected highs on wednesday are looking like this, across the eastern seaboard, temperatures are starting to drop into more typical levels. 4 degrees in d.c., the same goes for new york. finally over to europe. the dominant and strong siberian peninsula continuing to cover much of the continent bringing biting cold conditions. it will likely stay here throughou
down towards the philippines on monday, a deadly earthquake hit the central portions, but it looks like it's going to stay rainy here, so that could trigger further flooding or landslides here. that could worsen the situation. today's highs are looking like this, with lingering showers in seoul, as we mentioned, cooler than yesterday. heading over to the americas, it's mostly dry across the u.s. and canada, but it's a different story for the western areas. a new pacific system will move into...
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towards the philippines, rain could become heavy at times in the southern and central portions of the country, and these areas have been dealing with very heavy rain over the past several days, so we are concerned about additional risks of flooding and land slides. temperature wise, we're expecting 9 degrees in tokyo, 0 in seoul. cooler in taipei with 13 degrees. 15 expected in hong kong. heating to 32 in bangkok, with a chance of thundershowers. heading to the americas, it is staying calm and dry from coast to coast. temperatures are on the warmer side still, but there are a few things to talk about. this low pressure system has been dumping heavy snow in ontario. we are expecting about 15 centimeters of snow. snow will spread to southern quebec and parts of new england in the next 24 hours. across the west, things are getting calmer in bc and the pacific northwest. but you'll notice another round of stormy weather is on the way to impact the same area friday. down towards the south, east of mexico, and southern texas, looking at thunderstorms rumbling, light showers also spread to t
towards the philippines, rain could become heavy at times in the southern and central portions of the country, and these areas have been dealing with very heavy rain over the past several days, so we are concerned about additional risks of flooding and land slides. temperature wise, we're expecting 9 degrees in tokyo, 0 in seoul. cooler in taipei with 13 degrees. 15 expected in hong kong. heating to 32 in bangkok, with a chance of thundershowers. heading to the americas, it is staying calm and...
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the news today at the philippine military said that they killed southeast asia's most wanted terrorist yesterday in a u.s. backed airstrike did you know that we have had six hundred special forces deployed there since two thousand and two so the more spread out everything becomes the more we focus on small targeted missions the more secretive they will become and the less all of us will know the less will know that is unless we put more pressure on the government for. transparency the way the a.c.l.u. is currently suing the government to get details about the targeted killing program of this administration specifically about three drone strikes conducted in yemen last year that killed american citizens including anwar all along the way we've seen reporters like jeremy scahill go to somalia report on see a proxy prisons there to tell all of us the real story now of course the problem here is that the mainstream media they won't do any of that reporting they initially attacked scahill for that piece he was criticized for revealing national security secrets because you know that nobody lo
the news today at the philippine military said that they killed southeast asia's most wanted terrorist yesterday in a u.s. backed airstrike did you know that we have had six hundred special forces deployed there since two thousand and two so the more spread out everything becomes the more we focus on small targeted missions the more secretive they will become and the less all of us will know the less will know that is unless we put more pressure on the government for. transparency the way the...
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victims are recruited from third countries like bangladesh and the philippines and charged exorbitant fees to travel to their work sites often misled about where they're going, what that are salaries will be and what their living conditions will be like. frequently their passports are confiscated so they cannot in fact return home, even if they're able to scrape together the money to make that journey. this kind of human trafficking is no less than modern-day slavery, subsidized by our government with taxpayer money. it's reprehensible. but for me, the number-one issue here is the safety of our american troops on these bases. that safety is compromised if our bases are filled with unauthorized, potentially unsafe foreign workers. and that's why i introduced the end trafficking in government contracting act of treft which provides the -- of 2012 which provides the most comprehensive approach taken. it is bipartisan legislation which now is included in the bill which passed the senate last week and i'm hopeful will be retained in conference and signed into law soon, with strong bipartis
victims are recruited from third countries like bangladesh and the philippines and charged exorbitant fees to travel to their work sites often misled about where they're going, what that are salaries will be and what their living conditions will be like. frequently their passports are confiscated so they cannot in fact return home, even if they're able to scrape together the money to make that journey. this kind of human trafficking is no less than modern-day slavery, subsidized by our...
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to support and vietnam in the philippines in these disputes. the chinese i think they sent some very little of it but they appreciated that this was going to be a bash china conference if they went not just by the united states and so they withheld as much as they could from becoming involved in this conference. now i want to talk about some things right that we got to talk about some weapons deals that some people are speculating that maybe this trip is going to be has a lot is going to have a lot to do with weapons sales for example or just if you talk about the not they were asking for this ban on lethal weapons being sold to be lifted a lot of people saying that you really should keep an eye on india as well and so i mean how much do you think about is going to be a part of the negotiations out there this is this is becoming the region that you know is buying up the most weapons around the world. right i mean east asia and southeast asia more generally and have had a huge trend over the last few years it's a huge new market for a lot of dif
to support and vietnam in the philippines in these disputes. the chinese i think they sent some very little of it but they appreciated that this was going to be a bash china conference if they went not just by the united states and so they withheld as much as they could from becoming involved in this conference. now i want to talk about some things right that we got to talk about some weapons deals that some people are speculating that maybe this trip is going to be has a lot is going to have a...
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a farmer in the philippines trying to buy a cow for a dairy business. they get on the website fr the local field partner. then there audited to make sure it is true. if not, then we shut them down. as you get to repaid you know, he business has earned enough money to pay you back. then you can withdraw the money back or landed to another entreprenuership. john: looking at the distance i would assume most do not get paid back? >> over the last seven years repayment is an 98%? that is hard to believe. why? >> the poorest people on the planet, a 2.5 billion the wonders served by the banks don't have collateral or credit scores. but they have friends and neighbors and self select and to a group of women, over 80 percent go to women the mud they pick people that they trust. if one of the eight women the cowed dies the others will ship been to cover the loan because their future loans depend on getting more money. that is with microfinance with the working poor to get access to capital it is our lifeline out of poverty. they know they can get access to future
a farmer in the philippines trying to buy a cow for a dairy business. they get on the website fr the local field partner. then there audited to make sure it is true. if not, then we shut them down. as you get to repaid you know, he business has earned enough money to pay you back. then you can withdraw the money back or landed to another entreprenuership. john: looking at the distance i would assume most do not get paid back? >> over the last seven years repayment is an 98%? that is hard...
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two of the most-wanted terror suspects in southeast asia reportedly were killed today in the philippines. the country's military said they died in an air strike on a southern island. those killed included zulkifli bin hir, also known as "marwan." he's a top leader of the jemaah islamiyah terror network. authorities also confirmed the death of umbra jumdail, leader of the abu sayyaf militant group. the u.s. had offered a $5 million reward on marwan. legendary boxing trainer angelo dundee has died. he passed away last night at his home in tampa, florida. dundee trained muhammad ali for most of ali's career, including the classic "thrilla in manila" bout against joe frazier in 1975. dundee had recently attended ali's 70th birthday party. in all, dundee spent more than 60 years in boxing and also trained boxing greats george foreman and sugar ray leonard. angelo dundee was 90 years old. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to judy. >> woodruff: and to the fallout over a decision made by one of the country's best known breast cancer charities. on tuesday, the susan g. komen fo
two of the most-wanted terror suspects in southeast asia reportedly were killed today in the philippines. the country's military said they died in an air strike on a southern island. those killed included zulkifli bin hir, also known as "marwan." he's a top leader of the jemaah islamiyah terror network. authorities also confirmed the death of umbra jumdail, leader of the abu sayyaf militant group. the u.s. had offered a $5 million reward on marwan. legendary boxing trainer angelo...
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as for the philippines, the stormiest conditions have, have been over. but heavy rain is continuing, as much as 150 millimeters or more likely in the upper part of the philippines including manila over the next 72 hours or so. as for the rest of the -- the east asia, rain is intensifying over the river valley that is going to be spreading into the korean peninsula as well as japan into the weekend. all right. finally let's go to europe. the main story is going to be a big temperature contrast between the north and the south. and anywhere to the north of the front, very chilly. look at this. only 7 degrees expected in berlin. and, 5 degrees in warsaw. and 2 in moscow. and actually, snow showers on the cars for warsaw on your saturday. meanwhile, very warm for this time of year in rome. 24 degrees expected. and 26 in athens. all right. that's it for me now. and up next is your extended, extended forecast. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> that is all for now on this edition of "newsline." i'm yuko aotani in tokyo. thank you very much for joining us.
as for the philippines, the stormiest conditions have, have been over. but heavy rain is continuing, as much as 150 millimeters or more likely in the upper part of the philippines including manila over the next 72 hours or so. as for the rest of the -- the east asia, rain is intensifying over the river valley that is going to be spreading into the korean peninsula as well as japan into the weekend. all right. finally let's go to europe. the main story is going to be a big temperature contrast...
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philippines and expanding our dialogue in exchanges with china. we are also an handed our presence and capabilities in the region. that includes -- expanding our presence and capabilities in the region. that includes allocating our naval fleet to have a 60/40 split between the pacific and atlantic oceans, increasing army and marine presence in the region. locating our most advanced aircraft in the pacific, including new deployments of f- 22's and the mv22's to japan. and lay the groundwork for the first overseas deployment of the f-35 joint strike fighter. the third element of our strategy is that as we do force projection in the asia-pacific and middle east, we still have to maintain our global leadership and presence by building innovative partnerships and partner capacity across the globe and using these innovative rotational deployment as a way to do exercises and training with other countries, developing their capabilities so they can provide for their own security. in latin america, africa, europe, and elsewhere. the past decade of war has r
philippines and expanding our dialogue in exchanges with china. we are also an handed our presence and capabilities in the region. that includes -- expanding our presence and capabilities in the region. that includes allocating our naval fleet to have a 60/40 split between the pacific and atlantic oceans, increasing army and marine presence in the region. locating our most advanced aircraft in the pacific, including new deployments of f- 22's and the mv22's to japan. and lay the groundwork for...
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a farmer in the philippines trying to buy a cow for a dairy business. they get on the website from the local field partner. then there audited to make sure it is true. if not, then we shut them down. as you get to repaid you know, the business has earned enough money to pay you back. then you can withdraw the money back or landed to another etreprenuership. john: looking at the distance i would assume most do not get paid back? >> over the last seven years repayment is an 98%? that is hard to believe. why? >> the poorest people othe planet, a 2.5 billion the wonders served by the banks don't have collateral or credit scores. but they have friends and neighbors and self selt and to a group of women, over 80 percent go to women the mud they pick people that they trust. if one of the eight women the owed dies the others will ship been to cover the loan because their uture loans depend on getting more money. that is with microfinance with the working poor to get access to capital it is our lifeline out of poverty. they know they can get access to future lon
a farmer in the philippines trying to buy a cow for a dairy business. they get on the website from the local field partner. then there audited to make sure it is true. if not, then we shut them down. as you get to repaid you know, the business has earned enough money to pay you back. then you can withdraw the money back or landed to another etreprenuership. john: looking at the distance i would assume most do not get paid back? >> over the last seven years repayment is an 98%? that is...
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same thing in the philippines. and the same thing is true with a strong presence in the middle east. because of the threats in that region we have maintained a strong presence of troops strength in that area as well. we are building innovative partnerships and trying to strengthen our alliances throughout the world. the way that we are doing this is by developing this innovative rotational presence where troops will go into an area, exercise, provide guidance and assistance, develop alliances, develop the capabilities, and build key alliances and partnerships for the future. that is the message delivered to the pacific on this last trip, well received, delivered the same message to latin america, well received. these countries want to develop a capability, not a question of the united states going around basically exerting our own power in telling these countries we will defend them. they have to develop their abilities to be able to secure themselves for the future, and that is what this proposal provides for. we
same thing in the philippines. and the same thing is true with a strong presence in the middle east. because of the threats in that region we have maintained a strong presence of troops strength in that area as well. we are building innovative partnerships and trying to strengthen our alliances throughout the world. the way that we are doing this is by developing this innovative rotational presence where troops will go into an area, exercise, provide guidance and assistance, develop alliances,...
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we have work going on with indonesia and the philippines, the major trade agreement with korea. we came to the aid of our good ally, japan, after their disastrous. we were having this open. we are actively involved in what is going on in the asia-pacific because we think it is very much an american interest to be so, and i think that includes being able to project of civilian and military power. and as we looked at where we had forces operating we saw some, you know, some gaps, and that is what the president addressed on his recent trip to australia. we think that there is a great deal for america to gain by, you know, being very much involved in and supporting the incredible growth of the region, so that is what we are positioned to do. >> thank you. i just returned several weeks ago, maybe a month ago from india. and we had an excellent trip. one of the things that was remarkable was seeing the activity out in the villages and seen the cooking and seeing the pollution by the way they cook, and i know that you have been a real advocate of these kind of modern stoves. if they ar
we have work going on with indonesia and the philippines, the major trade agreement with korea. we came to the aid of our good ally, japan, after their disastrous. we were having this open. we are actively involved in what is going on in the asia-pacific because we think it is very much an american interest to be so, and i think that includes being able to project of civilian and military power. and as we looked at where we had forces operating we saw some, you know, some gaps, and that is what...
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working with the philippines on hopefully a similar arrangement there as well. and in addition to that, obviously, we have our air bases and the forward deployed air assets that will give us the capability to cover that area as well. so, we feel very good about the force structure we have in this budget, and our ability to maintain a real presence in the pacific. >> thank you. general dempsey, the u.s. has been attempting to engage china with military to military exercises and other cooperative opportunities, including humanitarian and disaster relief operations, and you've done well. general, how do you foresee these efforts at engagement proceeding as a u.s. focus of resources in the pacific? >> i think the strategy is actually quite sound. by the way, it's important to note, we never left the pacific. so the idea of rebalancing ourselves globally is just that, it's rebalancing. it's not a light switch on or off or a pivot. that word got ahead of me a bit. so we're rebalancing our strategy and we're doing that based on the trends, demographic trends, military
working with the philippines on hopefully a similar arrangement there as well. and in addition to that, obviously, we have our air bases and the forward deployed air assets that will give us the capability to cover that area as well. so, we feel very good about the force structure we have in this budget, and our ability to maintain a real presence in the pacific. >> thank you. general dempsey, the u.s. has been attempting to engage china with military to military exercises and other...
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the philippines is having trouble with that. they don't have a very modern navy. >> japan is also pushing back. >> exactly. it has really freaked out the japanese. not only the chinese claiming the islands but taiwan claims them as well. >> china effectively shut down japanese factories in china and every one of the companies are economically dependent on china. what leverage do countries have over china ultimately? >> not much. japan is very dependent on exports as well as taiwan and taiwan has helped build up the chinese economy. they have fangries and businesses in china -- factories and business in china. >> i think naturally some of the leading industrialists in chinese are taiwanese. >> many in taiwan are very proud of the chinese roots can they're proud of china's military modernization efforts. it has a you know, a negative side to it of course. china is aiming about 1300 short range ballistic missiles at taiwan. and despite better relations over the past four years. >> it's a -- it's a tense piece. let me ask you about
the philippines is having trouble with that. they don't have a very modern navy. >> japan is also pushing back. >> exactly. it has really freaked out the japanese. not only the chinese claiming the islands but taiwan claims them as well. >> china effectively shut down japanese factories in china and every one of the companies are economically dependent on china. what leverage do countries have over china ultimately? >> not much. japan is very dependent on exports as well...
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you that both on the military side and on the civilian side we've had very good results in the philippines. and i think it demonstrates the kind of advances you can make with the robust capacity building effort and robust training between our military and others. and when i look around the region in particular, in southeast asia, i think that we have a strong model of what you can do with robust engagement in these countries, whether it's the philippines, indonesia or others. i would commend that to the attention of the committee. >> thank you very much ambassador, and thank you for your testimony here today. we stand journed.
you that both on the military side and on the civilian side we've had very good results in the philippines. and i think it demonstrates the kind of advances you can make with the robust capacity building effort and robust training between our military and others. and when i look around the region in particular, in southeast asia, i think that we have a strong model of what you can do with robust engagement in these countries, whether it's the philippines, indonesia or others. i would commend...
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system over the philippines. this is the tropical storm. the center move out to sea. gale force wind and heavy rain are impacting across the northern half of the philippines. it looks like it will become a severe tropical storm as the it moves over the south china sea and may make the second landfallen vietnam, on saturday. stormiest conditions are easing in the philippines. but we are anticipating 150 millimeters or more over the next 72 hours. mudslides. landslide. as well as the flooding will be a great risk here. and you will notice that heavy rain will be -- will be moving into parts of the, vietnam as well as we head into the weekend. this is not because of a tropical storm, but a low pressure system has dumped quite heavy rain across the black sea region. we have some footage coming out of turkey. the floodwaters, caused injuries and damaged cars and houses, seriously. the same system caused the flash floods in the southeastern tip of the balkans monday, claiming the lives of three. conditions are improvin
system over the philippines. this is the tropical storm. the center move out to sea. gale force wind and heavy rain are impacting across the northern half of the philippines. it looks like it will become a severe tropical storm as the it moves over the south china sea and may make the second landfallen vietnam, on saturday. stormiest conditions are easing in the philippines. but we are anticipating 150 millimeters or more over the next 72 hours. mudslides. landslide. as well as the flooding...
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effective is with the philippines. do you see a continued joint special operations task force philippines? do you see that continuing as it has? sir, i think that's a question best for the department of defense but i would certainly agree with you that both on the military side and on the civilian side we've had very good -- very good results in the philippines and i think it demonstrates the kind of advances you can make with a robust capacity building effort and robust coordination between our military and others and when i look around the region in particular in southeast asia, i think that we have a strong model of what you can do with robust engagement with these countries, whether it's the philippines, indonesia or others and i would certainly commend that to the attention of the committee. >> thank you. thank you very much, ambassador benjamin and thank you for your testimony here today. we stand adjourned. >>> when i was embedded in eastern after began stan, the soldiers starting telling me that the u.s. govern
effective is with the philippines. do you see a continued joint special operations task force philippines? do you see that continuing as it has? sir, i think that's a question best for the department of defense but i would certainly agree with you that both on the military side and on the civilian side we've had very good -- very good results in the philippines and i think it demonstrates the kind of advances you can make with a robust capacity building effort and robust coordination between...
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the way, the -- your president or president, i should say, my counterparts in the philippines, welcome and so we discussed that. of course, the south china sea came up. and -- you know, we discussed the fact that it is in our interest to maintain -- we ensure freedom of navigation and maritime security, and that we did not become involved in territorial disputes but certainly called on all claimants to resolve these issues through existing -- without company sxergs that was an important point. >> the >> do you have any update today on the event in logar province in which president karzai said 18 civilians were killed yesterday? and al qaeda in that region a year after bin laden's death and proposed al qaeda suffered a number of setbacks lately, what's your assessment of the remaining strength of al qaeda not only inside pakistan but also inside of afghanistan? >> the incident is under investigation. we game alert to it about 48 hours ago. about 48 hours ago. pursuant to a conflict and a troops in contact call. there were some buildings in a particular village that were struck with aeri
the way, the -- your president or president, i should say, my counterparts in the philippines, welcome and so we discussed that. of course, the south china sea came up. and -- you know, we discussed the fact that it is in our interest to maintain -- we ensure freedom of navigation and maritime security, and that we did not become involved in territorial disputes but certainly called on all claimants to resolve these issues through existing -- without company sxergs that was an important point....
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it is the second largest geothermal power plant in the philippines. the philippines scrapped their nuclear power program in the 1980s in order to pursue renewable energy. gee yoe thermal accounts for 22% of the country's energy. that is the second highest rate in the world. the national economy is on the rise as is the demand for power. to meet that growth, the government has the ambitious goal of increasing total geothermal power output by 75% by the year 2030. there are many challenges to achieving that target. an average size geothermal plant costs $13 million to build. further development also requires new technology for drilling and surveying. but the country is taking steps to bring its goals into reach. manila hosted an international meet williing for countries tha geothermal power. >> it's an exchange of experiences, knowledge as well as technology transfer. >> reporter: the organizers also hosted the tour of geothermal power stations in the philippines. the delegation from kenya visited this facility. the visitors found that japanese technolo
it is the second largest geothermal power plant in the philippines. the philippines scrapped their nuclear power program in the 1980s in order to pursue renewable energy. gee yoe thermal accounts for 22% of the country's energy. that is the second highest rate in the world. the national economy is on the rise as is the demand for power. to meet that growth, the government has the ambitious goal of increasing total geothermal power output by 75% by the year 2030. there are many challenges to...
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philippines and vietnam in the south china sea. now we're seeing diss put tws japan and china, as well. so it's creating political uncertainty and heightened risk of, you know, military arms race in the asia pacific over the decades ahead if action isn't taken to diffuse these tensions. economic cooperation between the e station countries is very crucial and would he have seen some efforts for increased cooperation throughout this and other initiative, but all of that is at risk if these kind of high level tensions continue to flare up. and if the governments of these countries such as china don't take leadership action to try to diffuse these tensions. >> do you agree japan is more vulnerable at least in economic and trade terms? >> i think the japanese are vulnerable, they have a lot of investments in china, but i think china is also vulnerable if it's perceived as military threat in the region. it's going to put at risk its economic relations in the region. in the end, if there's an arms race, it's bad for all the parties. they'
philippines and vietnam in the south china sea. now we're seeing diss put tws japan and china, as well. so it's creating political uncertainty and heightened risk of, you know, military arms race in the asia pacific over the decades ahead if action isn't taken to diffuse these tensions. economic cooperation between the e station countries is very crucial and would he have seen some efforts for increased cooperation throughout this and other initiative, but all of that is at risk if these kind...
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typhoon bopha is apparently making a return pass oaf the philippines. typhtyphoon killed nearly 600 60ple in the southern part of the island chain earlier this week. latelatest forecast shows it making a u-turn to threaten the fain northern island of luzon. in this country, insurance giant a.i.g. says it will suffer a $1.3 billion loss in the wake of super storm sandy. president obama is asking $6gress for $60 billion in ederal aid for states hit hard by the storm. here's john bentley. nt reporter: more than a month after hurricane sandy slammed snto long island, workers are fill digging out from the damage. >> i'm here to coordinate the workers so they successfully clean up all the debris. >> reporter: angela bosco is the manager of this program in hauppauge, new york. out of work since march she got thatjob because of a government grant that only hires those who ire unemployed. d i never would imagine it riuld take a hurricane to bring me to a county position. it was like a blessing, actually. >> reporter: with tons of debris still left to clean up fr
typhoon bopha is apparently making a return pass oaf the philippines. typhtyphoon killed nearly 600 60ple in the southern part of the island chain earlier this week. latelatest forecast shows it making a u-turn to threaten the fain northern island of luzon. in this country, insurance giant a.i.g. says it will suffer a $1.3 billion loss in the wake of super storm sandy. president obama is asking $6gress for $60 billion in ederal aid for states hit hard by the storm. here's john bentley. nt...
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honored killed at least 40 in the philippines. we will have the latest -- an earthquake killed at least 40 in the philippines. >> marking the diamond jubilee of queen elizabeth. >> let's take a quick look at some of the newspapers. the wife of syria's president pranksters silent on the violence gripping the country. -- breaks her silence on the violence gripping the country. she offer support to were has been while claiming to be encouraging dialogue and comforting the bereaved. the paper says the rising sense of panic in the capital is killing a black market in currency trading. there is still hope for the deal increase despite the delays. europe's largest defense contractor is considering dropping the price of its aircraft. >> this is "newsday." >> there has been a nother attack on the syrian army in the city of homs. 40 people are reported to had been killed. >> after months of the negotiations, the two men palestinian factions have agreed to a deal ahead of elections and the west bank. >> floods are continuing to affect large
honored killed at least 40 in the philippines. we will have the latest -- an earthquake killed at least 40 in the philippines. >> marking the diamond jubilee of queen elizabeth. >> let's take a quick look at some of the newspapers. the wife of syria's president pranksters silent on the violence gripping the country. -- breaks her silence on the violence gripping the country. she offer support to were has been while claiming to be encouraging dialogue and comforting the bereaved. the...
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poor countries this former in the philippines asks for to under dollars to buy fertilizer for her farm this woman asks for a loan to expand hurt business to sell bags assault it sounds nice who keeps track of the money? how do i know would goes to those people? will lie get paid ba? the founder joined us from san francisco. had rino which cannot get scammed? >> we spend our me making sure the loans on the website are legitimate. we do it through three methods. we find local field partners to make sure their legitimate organizations they are the business plans of the men and women. a farmer inhe philippines trying to buy a cow for a dairy business they getn the website from the local field partner. then there audited to make sure it is true. if not, then we shut them down. as you get to repaid you know, the business has earned enough money to pay you back. then you can withdraw the money back or landed to another entreprenuership. john: looking at the distance i would assume most do not get paid back? >> over the last seven years repayment is an 98%? that is hard to believe. why? >> the
poor countries this former in the philippines asks for to under dollars to buy fertilizer for her farm this woman asks for a loan to expand hurt business to sell bags assault it sounds nice who keeps track of the money? how do i know would goes to those people? will lie get paid ba? the founder joined us from san francisco. had rino which cannot get scammed? >> we spend our me making sure the loans on the website are legitimate. we do it through three methods. we find local field partners...
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the fata, in yemen, in the horn of africa and the philippines, and participated in the nato operation in libya that helped bring down qadhafi, the approach of working with and through others has only grown in importance to our mission of defending our country. in particular, the task of training, advising, and partnering with foreign military and security forces has moved from the periphery to become a critical skill set across our armed forces. it is, in many ways, the approach that this institute has promoted for nearly three decades. standing up the iraqi security forces was central to our ability to bring the war to a responsible conclusion last december. achieving our goal in afghanistan similarly depends on building an afghanistan that can secure and govern itself -- a reality that is now guiding the strategy that general allen is implementing on the ground as commander of the nato effort. as the war in afghanistan begins to wind down, the united states has an opportunity to begin to focus on other challenges and opportunities of the future. but as we do so, the united states is
the fata, in yemen, in the horn of africa and the philippines, and participated in the nato operation in libya that helped bring down qadhafi, the approach of working with and through others has only grown in importance to our mission of defending our country. in particular, the task of training, advising, and partnering with foreign military and security forces has moved from the periphery to become a critical skill set across our armed forces. it is, in many ways, the approach that this...
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hostages from india, the philippin philippines, south korea. we believe there is one america being held by another pirate group. the thing is, there has been so much enfa sis on cracking down at pirates at sea, they've now gone to land to try to target some of these aid workers. you've worked with some of these aid groups in so many countries. the ironic thing is these groups are on shoestring budgets and can't begin to afford the millions in ransoms these pirates want. >> i think there was a french national too being held hostage in mogadishu. i'm not sure if he's been found yet. the white house released a pictures of the president calling jessica's datd after he delivered the state of the union. do we know when she comes home? >> we don't believe she's going to come home to the united states. she was married. she had been working as a teacher in nairobi. so she lives overseas with her husband. we believe that her family is now on their way to europe to meet up with her. >> we wish her the best. remarkable the precision of these teams. so glad
hostages from india, the philippin philippines, south korea. we believe there is one america being held by another pirate group. the thing is, there has been so much enfa sis on cracking down at pirates at sea, they've now gone to land to try to target some of these aid workers. you've worked with some of these aid groups in so many countries. the ironic thing is these groups are on shoestring budgets and can't begin to afford the millions in ransoms these pirates want. >> i think there...
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is pulling closer to australia and the philippines and having joint maneuvers with these countries. >> reporter: the u.s. and china are engaged in a delegate dance in the region, a fact that panetta seemed to acknowledge. >> we in the united states are clear eyed about the challenges. make no mistake about that. but we also seek to grasp the opportunities that can come from closer cooperation and closer relationship. >> reporter: the u.s. hopes to enhance military to military cooperation with china. a country where defense spending is surging. >> china still far below the united states in terms of military capability. but the trend line is clearly closing that gap. >> athena jones live in d.c. this shift to the asia pacific region is under way in australia. >> that's right, don. an attachment marines arrived in april to conduct training and exercises. they'll also be able to deploy around the region to help out with natural disasters or security at sea. over the next several years, the u.s. is planning to increase the size of military exercises, the number of them. and also the number
is pulling closer to australia and the philippines and having joint maneuvers with these countries. >> reporter: the u.s. and china are engaged in a delegate dance in the region, a fact that panetta seemed to acknowledge. >> we in the united states are clear eyed about the challenges. make no mistake about that. but we also seek to grasp the opportunities that can come from closer cooperation and closer relationship. >> reporter: the u.s. hopes to enhance military to military...
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get online and learn more. >>> the storm has passed from the philippines. our meteorologist is here with more. robert? >> well, we are still watching this. the cyclone evan still spinning out here. we have the center of circulation very defined in the islands. they're underrate at this time. you're seeing some absolute damaging winds. we're seeing widespread reports of power lines down, trees down all across the islands here. really just creating an absolute mess. it does look like the storm is continuing to linger over the next 24 hours before it is expected to move off to the west impacting fiji early next week. at this time, still packing strong winds. 120 kilometer per hour winds. this is a category 3 cyclone. really, you're going to be getting battered in the next 24 hours across samoa. going into sunday, you're going to start to see clearing conditions. once again, that's when fiji, you're going to start to see the conditions go down hill. we're still going to watch this as a continuing developing story across the islands in the pacific. but while we'
get online and learn more. >>> the storm has passed from the philippines. our meteorologist is here with more. robert? >> well, we are still watching this. the cyclone evan still spinning out here. we have the center of circulation very defined in the islands. they're underrate at this time. you're seeing some absolute damaging winds. we're seeing widespread reports of power lines down, trees down all across the islands here. really just creating an absolute mess. it does look...
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you that both on the military side and on the civilian side we've had very good results in the philippines. and i think it demonstrates the kind of advances you can make with the robust capacity building effort and robust training between our military and others. and when i look around the region in particular, in southeast asia, i think that we have a strong model of what you can do with robust engagement in these countries, whether it's the philippines, indonesia or others. i would commend that to the attention of the committee. >> thank you very much ambassador, and thank you for your testimony here today. we stand journed. >>> c-span's congress at directly is a complete guide to the 112th congress, with detailed information about every congressman, cabinet member, supreme court justice and governor, it's available for 12:95 plus shipping and handling. you can order your copy at c-span.org/shop. >>> on thursday, defense secretary leon panetta will give an update on syria's human rights situation. he'll be joined at the house armed services committee by joint chiefs of staff chairman mar
you that both on the military side and on the civilian side we've had very good results in the philippines. and i think it demonstrates the kind of advances you can make with the robust capacity building effort and robust training between our military and others. and when i look around the region in particular, in southeast asia, i think that we have a strong model of what you can do with robust engagement in these countries, whether it's the philippines, indonesia or others. i would commend...